The World Series of Fighting originally was conceived as a tournament, pitting 16 fighters against each other for a $1 million payout. Bearing the name World Series of MMA, the upstart promotion made waves behind the scenes for more than a year, offering wild sums for new and established talent. When it finally debuted in 2012 as the World Series of Fighting, the promotion scaled down its goals, switching to the more widely used format of putting on individual fights. Over the next half-decade, it built itself into one of the stronger players in the MMA market. WSOF launched the careers of new talents while helping to rebuild veterans who’d fallen on hard times. The promotion also encountered its fair share of rocky times.
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WSOF goes back to the future, rebrands as Professional Fighters League – MMA Junkie